Welcome in Italy

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Progetto Comenius School year 2010-2011
Welcome in Italy

Istituto Comprensivo Via Giovanni Palombini
Roma Classi 5A Via
Palombini 5A Via Palenco
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Italy (Italia in Italian) is located in southern
Europe. In red on the map below, it sticks out
into the Mediterranean Sea like a boot. The
island of Sicily is part of Italy. It  is the
piece that looks like a football at the toe of
the boot. Sardinia, also part of Italy, is the
island north of Sicily. The small island of Elba
is not shown on the map but it is also part of
Italy.
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• Italy is a beautiful country. The Alps are
  located in northern Italy, providing opportunity
  for winter sports. The Apennine Mountains run the
  length of the country and provide fertile
  farmland. The cities of Italy are popular
  vacation spots for travelers from all over the
  world.

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• Italy is about 116,000 square miles in
  size. About 58 million people live in Italy.
  Italy's climate varies depending on where you
  are. The northern areas are cold in the winter
  and hot in the summer. Snow can begin in the Alps
  as early as the middle of September. As you
  travel south, the temperature becomes more mild.
  The warm winds of the Mediterranean provide
  spectacular weather. In the summer, winds from
  Africa can cause extremely hot temperatures in
  the areas south of Rome.

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• Italy is a democratic republic. There are two
  legislative houses, the Chamber of Deputies and
  the Senate. They are both elected to five year
  terms. The president is elected by the two
  legislative houses for a seven year term. The
  president names his cabinet officers. Today,
  Italy's President is Giorgio Napolitano.

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• Rome, the Eternal City, is the capital of
  Italy and its largest city. Rome was the capital
  of the ancient world. The Roman Empire extended
  from England, to Germany, all the way to Turkey
  and Iraq, and included the northern coast of
  Africa. Romans spoke Latin. Legend has it that
  the city of Rome was founded in 753 BC on one the
  city's seven hills. Today, about 2,656,000 people
  live in Rome.

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• There is a famous saying, "All roads lead to
  Rome." In ancient times that was true. Rome is
  Italy's capital and its largest city. Over
  2,500,000 people live there. Rome is known as
  "the eternal city." It is filled with some of the
  world's most famous buildings like the Colosseum
  and Trevi Fountain. If you throw a coin over your
  left shoulder while you have your back to the
  fountain, it is supposed to bring you good luck
  and a quick return to Rome.
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• Rome is also home to St. Peter's Basilica
  and Vatican City. The Pope lives here. He is the
  head of the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican City
  is not part of Italy, it is an independent
  country only .17 square miles in size. About
  1,000 people live in Vatican City.

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• Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is the largest
  island in the Mediterranean Sea. Palermo is on
  the island of Sicily. It is the island's largest
  city and Sicily's main port. About 5 million
  people live on the island of Sicily and 680,000
  of them live in Palermo.  You can also find the
  volcano Mount Etna on Sicily. Farmers grow
  oranges and olives on some of the fertile lower
  mountain slopes. Wheat is its most important
  crop. The winds from Africa can cause draught in
  Sicily.  

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• Italy's largest cities are Rome, Milan,
  Naples, Turin, and Palermo. Florence, Genoa, and
  Bologna are other important cities.

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• Milan (Milano in Italian) is in northern
  Italy and about 1,300,000 people live in Milan.
  It is the center of  Italian finance, commerce,
  and manufacturing.  Milan is home to some of the
  world's most famous fashion designers.  Milan is
  a mostly modern city with a subway system. You
  can visit La Scala Opera House and see The Last
  Supper painted by Leonardo Da Vinci if you visit
  Milan. You can also visit Milan's Galleria, a
  beautiful street of stores and restaurants
  covered by an amazing glass roof.

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• Naples (Napoli in Italian) is the most
  important seaport in Italy. It is the center of
  Italy's exporting business. About 1,000,000
  people live in Naples. Nearly 2,000 years ago
  Mount Vesuvius (a volcano) erupted and buried the
  nearby city of Pompei in nearly 20 feet of ash.
  You can see Mount Vesuvius and visit the ruins of
  the city of Pompei if you go to Naples. The
  discovery of these ruins in the 1800s shows us
  what life was like in Italy 2,000 years ago.
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• Turin (Torino in Italian) is in northern
  Italy. The Italian Alps span the border of
  northern Italy and Turin is the doorway. Turin is
  hosting the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. Turin is
  the center of Italy's automobile industry. It is
  home to the car company Fiat and two wonderful
  soccer (football in Italian) teams Juventus and
  Torino. There are many magnificent castles in the
  nearby countryside and beautiful 17th and 18th
  century buildings to see in Turin and you can
  visit the Egyptian Museum and see the Shroud of
  Turin (a cloth that many believe was wrapped
  around Jesus after he died.)

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• Florence (Firenze in Italian) is located in
  the Tuscany region at the foot of the Apennine
  Mountains. It is known for its famous museums,
  architecture, and artwork. Florence is one of the
  world's most visited cities because of the
  amazing paintings and statues that you can see
  here. Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci are two
  of the famous artists whose work you can see
  here.  

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• Venice (Venezia in Italian) is in
  northeastern Italy. It is one of the most
  beautiful cities in the world. Venice sits on 120
  islands that are surrounded by canals. It is
  known as "the city of canals." In ancient times
  salt was their most important trading item. Salt
  was valuable in preserving meats and fish. Today
  Venetians travel by motor launch to get from
  place to place. Tourists can still use a gondola
  to tour the city. Motor vehicles are not
  permitted on the islands and the city's 400
  bridges are for pedestrians

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• The national sport of Italy is soccer
• (il calcio in Italian). Italy has won three
  World Cup Championships and been to the
  Championship finals at least ten times. In 1990,
  Italy was host to the World Cup Championships.

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Italian traditional cooking Italian
cuisine is one of the most beloved of the world's
great cuisines. Many non-Italians identify
Italian cooking with a few of its most popular
dishes, like pizza and spaghetti. Every town has
a distinctive way of making sausage, special
kinds of cheese and wine, and a local type of
bread. If you ask people, even in the same area,
how to make pasta sauce, they will all have
different answers Italy is a country of great
variety, and cooking is just another aspect of
the diversity of Italian culture.
risotto
bruschette
pizza
spaghetti
tiramisù
cassata siciliana
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Making Pasta - Basic recipe Pasta is made
differently all over Italy. In some areas, no
water is added and in other parts some is used.
In yet others, just small drops of oil are used.
The method I suggest is to use a combination of
eggs, all-purpose flour, some salt, some olive
oil, and some lukewarm water. (this combination
works best with American flours) Here is a basic
recipe for 5-6 servings (about 1 pound of
pasta) 2 1/4 cups all-purose flour3 eggs3/4
teaspoon salt1 tablespoon olive oil1 tablespoon
lukewarm water
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ravioli
lasagne
tagliatelle
tortellini
gnocchi
fusilli
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• Italy is also famous for grapes used to make
  wine. In Tuscany they make Chianti and Montalcino
  red wine, in Lazio Frascati and in Sicily they
  make Marsala wine.

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• Half of Italy's usable land is used for
  farming. In the south, olive trees grow on the
  mountainsides. Olive oil is a very important
  ingredient in Italian cooking. The figs in Italy
  are wonderful!

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They are famous in the world
Ferrari
Valentino Rossi
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Armani
Le frecce tricolori